Rina Gonoi speaks after a court ruling that found three Japanese ex-soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting her. Gonoi, 24, broke the mould by speaking out publicly last year about her ordeal in 2021 in Japan, where the #MeToo movement failed to gain much ground and where many sexual assault victims are too scared to come forward. She won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusation. "Although experiencing this victimisation was not something which should have been necessary, not a single thing has been wasted in this struggle over that time," she said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES